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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
21 Yegia Kapayim St., Kiryat Arye
Petah Tikva 49130, Israel
Tel: (972) 3 925-2000
Fax: (972) 3 925-2222
www.gilat.com
Gilat Selected by SES for Delivery of Consumer Ka-band Equipment
for ASTRA2Connect
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Petah Tikva, Israel, 01 August, 2011 -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) today
announced that it has signed an agreement for the delivery of network equipment and Kaband end-user terminals for SES satellite-based Internet service ASTRA2Connect.
The use of Gilat’s Ka-band platform will allow SES to deliver significantly faster Internet and
VoIP services to private households and small businesses across Europe. Currently serving
over 80,000 ASTRA2Connect end-users, SES today operates the largest satellite-based
broadband network in Europe.
The use of Ka-band end-user terminals supporting download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s is part
of SES strategy to bring its successful ASTRA2Connect service to the next level. Starting in
the fourth quarter of 2012, SES will further increase the performance of its ASTRA2Connect
service by using additional multiple spot beam Ka-band capacity onboard its ASTRA 2F, 2E
and 2G spacecraft to be launched between 2012 and 2014 and located at 28.2 degrees East.
As part of the agreement with SES, Gilat will provide gateway equipment and related services
to SES, as well as CPEs (Customer Premises Equipment) to ASTRA2Connect ISP reseller
nominees. The project, including deals with SES and nominees, can reach a value of up to
$70 million over the next five years.
“This is an important milestone for Gilat and a strong acknowledgement of our Ka-band
technology. The use of Ka-band technology represents a significant shift in the satellite
market. This agreement represents an important opportunity for Gilat to be at the forefront of
next-generation satellite services, while providing consumers and businesses across Europe
with valuable improvements in their day to day broadband services”, said Amiram Levinberg,
Gilat's CEO. “Gilat’s innovative technology will set a new price performance level in the
consumer and SoHo market.”
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About ASTRA Broadband Services S. A.
ASTRA Broadband Services is a 100% owned subsidiary of SES ASTRA operating SES ASTRA’s
satellite broadband access ASTRA2Connect.
ASTRA2Connect is a bi-directional satellite broadband service, providing households and businesses
in regions without terrestrial broadband networks a reliable and low-cost access to the broadband
internet. Apart from an access to the internet, ASTRA2Connect provides VoIP telephony and the
reception of all digital and analogue TV and radio channels on ASTRA.
ASTRA2Connect is today available in 23 European countries and has already more than 80,000
customers. With speeds of up to 6 Mb/s in download and easily installable hardware components
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(80cm satellite dish, iLNB and satellite modem), ASTRA2Connect has become the most successful
satellite-based residential broadband network in Europe. Based on this success, SES ASTRA has also
expanded its distribution network to East, West and Central Africa and the Middle East.
ASTRA2Connect is also used by the maritime market for low-cost access to the broadband internet
and for SCADA applications.
About SES
SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading
satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES and participations in Ciel in Canada and
QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks.
SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 45 satellites. For
further information: www.ses.com
About Gilat
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is a leading provider of products and professional services for satellitebased broadband communications networks worldwide. Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped
over 750,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents.
Gilat's headquarters is located in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Company has 22 sales and service offices
worldwide. Gilat develops and markets an expansive range of broadband satellite solutions including
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high-performance VSATs under the SkyEdge
and SkyEdge II brands, low-profile antennas for
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satcom-on-the-move, under the RaySat Antenna Systems and the StealthRay brands and next
generation solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite
communications systems under the Wavestream brand. Gilat's wholly-owned subsidiary, Spacenet
Inc., is a leading provider of managed services in North America to the business and government
segments. Visit Gilat at www.gilat.com.
Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect",
"believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forwardlooking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements,
including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain
market acceptance to Gilat's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies,
products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat's products, loss of market share and
pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies,
inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain
qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with
Gilat's international operations and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding these and
other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports filed
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Karen Mazor
Gilat Satellite Networks
(972) 54 228 8039
karenm@gilat.com
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